[Dnsmasq-discuss] [PATCH] Add support for autotools

Shantanu Gadgil shantanugadgil at yahoo.com
Sun Sep 9 16:27:41 BST 2012


I would respectfully ask you to re-evaluate the "what most people use" statement.
The simplicity of DNSMasq is what makes it so popular.

Non-Linux OSes do not have autotools by default, a little bit of work is required to put them there.
(It is not as simple as "zypper install {autotools-packages}" or "yum install {autotools-packages}")

So instead of just "dnsmasq doesn't work on my XYZ OS/platform", the question would be ... "how to install auto tools on my XYZ OS/platform" because I want to try out DNSmasq...

If a dependency on autotools would be forced upon new users of DNSMasq, newer platforms/OSes would not get experimented upon.

In turn, users of DNSMasq lose out as now it only focuses on "most people".

Anyway, DNSmasq is Simon's baby, I was just presenting my opinion. :)

Regards,
Shantanu

--- On Sun, 9/9/12, Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez at opensuse.org> wrote:

> From: Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez at opensuse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] [PATCH] Add support for autotools
> To: dnsmasq-discuss at lists.thekelleys.org.uk
> Cc: "dnsmasq-list" <dnsmasq-discuss at lists.thekelleys.org.uk>
> Date: Sunday, September 9, 2012, 11:27 AM
> El dom 09 sep 2012 02:03:11 CLST,
> Shantanu Gadgil escribió:
> > If this is done, won't the autotools chain will be a
> prerequisite for dnsmasq to be built.
> >
> > Maybe OK for Linux OSes ... not necessary for other
> platforms/OSes (think Solaris, AIX, and even more obscure,
> etc).
> > Why the overhead?!?
> >
> > I really like the *really really simple* Makefile based
> build and not at all in favour of this!
> 
> 
> This **really really simple** makefiles requires constant
> patching and 
> maintenance for distributions, in short they are a pain in
> the ass.
> 
> Linux, BSDs, Solaris have automake/autoconf..etc and I could
> not care 
> less about obscure systems. what matters is  what most
> people use.
> 
> 
> 
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